Podasconidae
Sign in to saveThe Podasconidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are parasitic on amphipods.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyPodasconidae
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The Podasconidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are parasitic on amphipods.
The family contains these genera and species: Parapodascon Hansen, 1916 Parapodascon stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895) Podascon Giard & Bonnier, 1889 Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1895 Podascon dellavallei Giard & Bonnier, 1889 Podascon haploopis Giard & Bonnier, 1895 Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1893 (nomen nudum)